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Will this be available to download afterwards? I don’t think I’ll be able to join it live.

DrGracePharmD-Gut_Goddess

Hi,

Yes it is a difficult time in the daytime — I believe it will be.

LowK

Thats great Grace, thanks.

Is the link to get labs reviewed broken? I keep getting a 404 not found.

DrGracePharmD-Gut_Goddess

Hi LowK,

Yes sorry it is not constructed yet. For more info, contact us at the tab ‘contact’. Thanks

LowK

No problem, just sent you a message through the form there now.

Maria

Hello Dr Grace! I’ve been reading your site occasionally for a while and a few days ago I came across an article from Chris Kresser that made me wonder a few things: http://chriskresser.com/sibo-update-an-interview-with-dr-mark-pimentel/ they talk about treatment for methane dominant SIBO with rifaximin and a diet that isn’t low in FODMAPS along with avoidance of probiotics. I just wonder, is it always advised to go for a round of antiobiotics or botanicals to eradicate SIBO + strategies to reactivate de MMC or, in your experience, can SIBO be reversed with probiotics and prebiotics? There are so many strategies for this it kinda gets confusing sometimes.

DrGracePharmD-Gut_Goddess

Hi,

My approach is based on technology — the gold standard is the Genova 2200 stool test and I have auxiliary labs that help define what to target in SIBO. The problem with only focusing on methane or H2 producers it that the ‘balance’ of the entire is being ignored. CO2, H2S, alcohol, TMAO and other producers are not figured into the algorithm, no? It is very complex. Also methane is ‘consumed’ by other growths/overgrowths. You can still have a methane issue but the ‘net’ methane is not accounted for after crossfeeding in the gut occurs.

Probiotics are individual as well — some cannot tolerate even kraut or kombucha.

Herbals work = or better than rifaximin because they target yeasts as well as a broad spectrum of adverse viruses/bacteria/protozoa and some parasites. Yes absolutely I believe for some probx and prebx are enough. It probably depends on how deep seated the dysbiosis is, genotypes, toxin burden and how much damage (poor diet, # antibiotics rounds incl those for SIBO or Lyme).

Whenever I eat inulin or starch (like bananas, plantains, etc.) I get a scratchy throat and achy joints. Does this mean that I need to keep weeding or do you suggest just giving it more time so the good guys can build up? The past two weeks I’ve been eating strictly meat and greens, taking GI Microb-X (to weed), and Prescript Assist + Bifido supplements. I’ve seen great results from this low carb diet, but I hate the fact that I’m not feeding the good bacteria at all (plus it’s a pretty boring diet and I’m low on body weight as it is). How long should I be on the low card diet or should I continue to eat RS3 and inulin until the issues resolve on their own? Also, I love AOR Probiotic-3, but the lactose and/or potato starch in it seem to cause achy joints for me too – maybe the symptoms will subside with continued use? And I made some beautiful natto, but I’m on the fence on whether or not it’s going to be beneficial or detrimental to my healing. Any advice you have would be appreciated.

DrGracePharmD-Gut_Goddess

HI SavGeo

Love hearing from you!
Sounds like you are intolerant which is so common. Do you get brain fog and fatigue also?
Often for moderate to severe dysbiosis, weeding will precede any feeding. Have you done testing? It sounds like your target might be Citrobacter, E coli, yeasts and/or Klebsiella. These eat our food and starches and mucin…
Testing will tell you how the good flora are seeding and anchoring which is a good indicator when you can re-intro fodmaps/starches back into diet.

SavGeo

Hi Dr. Grace,

Thank you for the reply. I went on a low carb diet and did some weeding with GI Microb X. It helped some, but it’s hard to tell. After that I did a uBiome test. My results were Firmicutes 73.68%; Bacteroidetes 20.88%; Actinobacteria 3.24%; Proteobacteria 2.08%; and Tenericutes 0.12%. It seems like I don’t have any bifido, so I’ve been taking a lot of Renew Life Ultimate Flora and bionic fiber. I’ve also been making retrgraded, soured oat/amarath/flax seed porridge and soy-free garbanzo bean natto and tempeh. I’ve seen good results with this and don’t have a problem with the banana and plantains anymore, but I’m still having random skin breakouts that I haven’t been able to definitively link to anything. Oddly enough, I think I’m having a reaction to something in GI Revive, so I quit taking it. At this point, I’m not sure if my problem is a food intolerance, an overgrowth of bad bacteria, a leaky gut or all three.

Liz

hi Dr Grace,
Do you recommend breaks from anti microbial herbs or keep going continuously until feeling better. I get significant die off side effects and not sure whether to have a break after three weeks and increase my pre/probiotics for a bit or keep pushing through. thanks1

DrGracePharmD-Gut_Goddess

Hi Liz
I don’t believe in suffering through die off because it is unnecessary and too oxidative for the liver/body to handle. Consider not pushing through. What do you do for die off/Herx? Any charcoal, clay, vit C, liposomal glutathione?

Liz

Thanks Dr Grace, Just mopping up with some liquid bentonite at this stage. i feel my liver needs some more help though.

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